RE: TT Impression

["Curry, Rene" <Rene@SINECO.com>]

All,
The Cougar does not in any way compare to the Audi TT and I was not
implying that.  The Cougar is just a bread and butter car jazzed up to
get higher margins.  I was just pointing out the use of the "Edge" body
styling.  Jack Telenak (who lives down the road from me) was the "father
of the Ford Tauras" styling  that brought Ford's future back on track in
the early eighties implemented the "Edge" styling prior to his
retirement. And yes, my cousin that works at the design center said that
Audi heavily influenced the Taurus Aerodynamics and design.
 
Best regards,
Rene Curry
Grosse Ile, MI
84 5KST 

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>Also, regarding the Cougar. . . they cut down production time by about 50% by
>going to 3D computer modeling from scratch. This is echoed on the design as
>well.
>  Zsolt
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>Todd Young wrote:
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>> "Curry, Rene" wrote:
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>> > The TT is a beautiful car, but being from the motor city I have to point
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>> > that Ford really brought "Edge" styling to the forefront first (ie the
>> > Cougar) which is the
>> > styling cue of the TT.
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>> I may be wrong, but I believe that the Audi "project car" TT has been
>> around for at least 4 or 5 years, a bit longer than the Dorf Cougar
>> product. The Cougar is actually more loosely based, I believe, on the Ford
>> GT90(?) project car, with it's sharp edges combined with rounded panels.
>> Saw a brief article hinting at an AWD Cougar, artist's rendition showed
>> fender flares that suspiciously reminded me of the Audi TT.
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